Poppie Mphuthing is a Correspondent for CGTN America based in Washington D.C.
She comes to CGTN with over 15 years of experience in news production and digital content management. Poppie has extensive experience writing, editing, producing and on-camera hosting. She has a track record contributing to editorial teams that move fast to innovate and iterate, breaking barriers in storytelling and content development trends. Priors include HuffPost, World Economic Forum, LinkedIn and Meta.
Poppie is a proud global citizen, born and raised in London, her heritage is South African.
She lived and worked in Johannesburg, New York, Geneva and San Francisco, before landing in the U.S. capital to join CGTN America.
Poppie holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rhodes University in South Africa and a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
World No Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31, seeks to flag the dangers of smoking. A World Health Organization initiative, this year the theme is: Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products. Poppie Mphuthing explains. Read More...
In the U.S., the sovereignty of Native Americans is under threat, as the Trump administration seeks to cut funding for indigenous groups and strip away some of their rights to protected lands. A key illustration of this can be found in the state of Arizona. […] Read More...
Stop fighting and get it done. That was the message from U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. He’s pressing divided Republican lawmakers to pass his sweeping domestic policy bill, which includes major spending cuts. CGTN’s Poppie Mphuthing has more. Read More...
As the tariff war between the U.S. and China cools, consumers are not entirely escaping the impact of the high percentage rates the Trump administration levied on Chinese imports. One demographic in particular, expectant parents, are facing much higher costs than they had bargained for. […] Read More...
Civil rights activists are leading a protest against moves by the Trump administration to alter the teaching of Black history in the country, gathering Saturday, May 3, for a march in the capital. This follows action by U.S. President Trump to eliminate all diversity programs […] Read More...
Thousands of Americans rallied across the U.S. this past weekend, as they protested President Donald Trump’s economic policies, including federal job cuts and growing financial instability. Demonstrators gathered in major cities, with a large crowd assembling at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. CGTN’s Poppie […] Read More...
After a troubling meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukraine leader headed to Europe where he got a warmer reception. see the latest.
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